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Evaluating Adherence To The Sepsis Bundle And The Effectiveness Of Best Practice Alerts, Kate M. Burnett Jan 2017

Evaluating Adherence To The Sepsis Bundle And The Effectiveness Of Best Practice Alerts, Kate M. Burnett

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the adherence to the CMS sepsis recommendations and sepsis bundle used by the study health system before and after the implementation of Best Practice Alerts (BPAs) and assessing the effect of these alerts on patient outcomes.

METHODS: The study was a single-center, process evaluation through a retrospective chart review within a southwest healthcare system. The sample consisted of 73 patients for the pre-implementation period (May 1, 2016-September 7, 2016) and 75 patients for the post-implementation period (September 8, 2016-April 30, 2017).

RESULTS: No major differences were found between the two groups with regard to patient age, ethnicity, …